Mumbai: Rail traffic on Central Railway was briefly affected on Sunday afternoon after the locomotive of a freight train developed a technical fault between Vasind and Asangaon stations.According to railway officials, the engine of the goods train failed at around 2.42 pm, affecting train movements on the section. Several trains were delayed, and some services…
Thane: A Thane court has acquitted a 40-year-old tennis coach from Navi Mumbai accused of raping and impregnating a 14-year-old student in Thane, observing that the girl’s post-incident conduct and continued training with him without complaint rebutted the legal presumption of guilt against the man. The court cited major inconsistencies and lack of corroborative evidence.The…
The twin cities saw relentless rain for five days Vasai: Five bodies were recovered from different parts of Vasai-Virar over two days, taking the toll due to the recent torrential rain and flooding in the twin cities to 10. Most of the victims are believed to have either drowned or been swept away in floodwaters.Last…
Police found that the accused allegedly impersonated a doctor, created fake identity documents, opened accounts in various banks and, in collusion with other arrested associates, embezzled some amount through CSR funds over the last three years Mumbai: A 50-year-old man was arrested on Sunday for allegedly posing as a doctor for the last 28 years…
The suburbs scored high in ‘digital learning’ Mumbai: Mumbai city far outranks the suburbs in school learning outcomes in fundamental reading and maths proficiency, shows an index released by the Union education ministry. While Mumbai city has secured the sixth spot statewide on the Performance Grading Index for Districts (PGI-D), Mumbai suburban has found itself…
Mumbai: Maharashtra marginally improved its performance on a govt education index in a year, going up from a score of 649.8 out of 1,000 points to 654.6. Nationally, it trails behind top performing regions like Chandigarh, Punjab, Kerala and Delhi, but it maintains a lead over other large industrial states such as Tamil Nadu, Andhra…
Mumbai: Citizens’ forum Amchi Mumbai Amchi BEST (AMAB) on Sunday strongly opposed the state govt’s proposal to redevelop BEST depots through long-term leases to private developers, calling the move “the last nail in the coffin” of Mumbai’s public bus undertaking. It warned that once malls, residential towers, theatres and shopping complexes come up on depot…
Navi Mumbai: A 19-year-old youth riding a scooty was killed and his friend riding pillion was severely injured after he crashed into the rear of a truck parked dangerously by the driver on the Mangaon-Shrivardhan stretch of road in Raigad on Saturday around 2.15 pm.The deceased youth was identified as Mohatsim Mubin Dhanse, 19, and…
Shresth Suraiya from Mumbai Mumbai: India made a clean sweep at the 56th International Physics Olympiad, with all five students in its contingent winning gold medals and placing the country jointly at the top of the medals table.The olympiad was held in Bucaramanga, Colombia, from July 5-12. The gold medallists are Shresth Suraiya from Mumbai,…
Thane: Police registered a case against three individuals for allegedly cheating a 49-year-old homemaker and seven other persons of Rs 16 lakh on the promise of securing jobs in the Thane Municipal Corporation (TMC) in Maharashtra, officials said on Sunday.The alleged offence occurred over the last year. The accused allegedly collected Rs 16 lakh from…
